Tianxuan Bronze Sword.

Once wielded by Bi Yuan, head of the Tianxuan Sect, the Tianxuan Bronze Sword is an old bronze blade.

The blade is thick and nearly unadorned, with hardly any chips on its edge. Weight and a straight path matter more to its design than trickery, and its combat kit reflects that: attacking breaks shields hard, while holding a block gives dependable defence.

Players who enjoy guarding will find it a purposeful pick. Its special ability cuts the Sha-Chi price of blocking but takes away the parry, so a steadier guard replaces the counterplay offered by a perfect parry.

Hardly any weapon can be won sooner. The Village of Lu battle behind it happens early, and victory additionally lifts the village well's first seal of thread.

Because Phantom Blade Zero has no published 0–100 bars for stats, this page gives the weapon's numbers as they stand at level 1.

These numbers are taken from values the game itself lists for level 1; they were not confirmed through play.

Before you start:

• Get to the Village of Lu
• Defeat Master Bi Yuan

1. Begin at the Well of the Three Puppets in the Village of Lu, then take the path leading to the Covered Bridge.
2. A building stands beside the bridge on its right-hand side; enter it, walk through to the end, clear away the red thread across the bridge, and then cross over to the village on the other bank.
3. At the fork, go right and light the Statue Grounds bell. Next, step into the Statue Grounds to begin the battle against Master Bi Yuan.
4. Beat Master Bi Yuan to receive the Tianxuan Bronze Sword.

What defines this sword is an exchange: blocking and shield-breaking grow stronger, while the payoff of parrying is lost.

Natural Order: blocks cost less, parrying is gone

Blocking drains less Sha-Chi under Natural Order. In return, parrying is turned off, meaning no riposte follows as it would from a perfect parry.

Greatness Without Form

For 1 Sha-Chi, this active art delivers a series of forceful, deliberate blows, driving foes away when they are a medium or far distance off. Nothing can block it.

Effortless Action

Once Soul Tempering is done, the block can be maintained even with a broken guard, for a small HP payment.

Level bonuses

The weapon can be raised from level 1 up to level 60.

Soul Tempering

Strengths

• Enemies keeping their guard raised are opened up by the sword's high shield-breaking power.
• Because Natural Order trims the Sha-Chi cost of blocks, defensive players are able to guard more frequently.
• No guard stops Greatness Without Form, which also shoves foes away across medium and far distances.
• Your block stays usable with Effortless Action, even once the guard has been broken.

Weaknesses

• Parrying is shut off by Natural Order, so perfect parries bring you no benefit.
• Every activation of Effortless Action drains HP.

Best used for

• Shielded foes and early bosses, since shield-breaking is rewarded there.
• Using Greatness Without Form to drive foes off, whether they are a medium or a far distance away.
• Anyone who would sooner block and dodge than parry.

Throughout Bi Yuan's time heading the Tianxuan Sect, the sword remained beside him. The Daoist Bi Di, shown the weapon by Soul, describes it as an ancient relic carrying bad omens, yet he suggests that Soul might transform its misfortune into power that repels evil.